PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Body Snatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Keller
vs
The Body Snatcher

167 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

185 cm
20
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Leonardo Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John The Body Snatcher!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Body Snatcher shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Keller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Body Snatcher wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
The Body Snatcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keller striking off his back but it's not causing The Body Snatcher any problems.
The Body Snatcher trying to control but Keller is working from the bottom.
The Body Snatcher might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Keller haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Keller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keller wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and The Body Snatcher manages to pass to side control.

The Body Snatcher seems to be working for a kimura but Keller defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Body Snatcher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Keller could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Keller trying to control from the bottom.
Keller tries to get to full guard but The Body Snatcher has control of the leg.
Keller blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Body Snatcher.
Keller wants to improve his position but The Body Snatcher is controlling well.
The Body Snatcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keller is looking for a sweep. The Body Snatcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Keller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Keller.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Keller is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Keller works over The Body Snatcher with some ground and pound from guard.
The Body Snatcher working a defensive guard here.
Keller working some strikes from top position.
Keller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The Body Snatcher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Body Snatcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Keller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keller tries to stand but The Body Snatcher is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Body Snatcher being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keller connects with a couple of short punches.
Keller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Keller tries to sprawl but The Body Snatcher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Body Snatcher has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Keller wants to control but The Body Snatcher is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John The Body Snatcher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Keller enables The Body Snatcher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Keller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

The Body Snatcher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Body Snatcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Keller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Body Snatcher manages to get himself to full guard.

Keller lands a couple of elbows.
Keller lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Keller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Body Snatcher for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Keller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Keller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Body Snatcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keller is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The Body Snatcher is looking for a triangle but Keller pushes his legs off easily.
Keller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Keller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Keller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
John The Body Snatcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Keller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Body Snatcher was covering up waiting for the punch and Keller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Keller landing some decent shots from guard.
Keller postures up and lands a big shot to The Body Snatcher's brow.

The Body Snatcher looking for a guillotine here but Keller defends easily.
Keller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Keller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Body Snatcher on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller working some strikes from top position.
Keller lands a couple of digs.
Keller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
John The Body Snatcher has got the better of the ground game so far.

The Body Snatcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Keller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Keller dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Body Snatcher dives in and scores a takedown into Keller's guard.
The Body Snatcher looking to pass the guard.
The Body Snatcher postures up in Keller's guard and throws a big left but Keller blocks it.
Keller pulls The Body Snatcher in close to prevent any damage.
Keller wants to sweep here but The Body Snatcher controlling him for the moment.
Keller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Body Snatcher manages to get himself to full guard.

The Body Snatcher is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Keller has his hands clasped together but The Body Snatcher extends and breaks Keller's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by The Body Snatcher.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John The Body Snatcher!